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The Roaring Lion

@babasburfi.bsky.social

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Politics junkie & NY sports fan. I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦 Both Israelis 🇮🇱 and Palestinians 🇵🇸 have a right to their own nations.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 15d

“I ask you…if all these things, if indulged in…do not tend to rub out the sentiment of liberty in our country, and to transform this government into some other form. Those arguments…are the arguments that kings have made for enslaving people in all ages of the world.”
-Abraham Lincoln (1858)

Four men, wearing sunglasses, stand in front of a fence. The three on the right are wearing masks.

Photo is from Yahoo

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 2h

I do.

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 2h

Right. Aside from Katie Johnson, I don’t even know where the other kids’ names came from.

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 3h

Yes, I’ve read the Snopes piece about it. However, several places indicate that Katie Johnson may have withdrawn her charges out of fear.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 3h

But they have shown this pattern. Fire everyone and then realize they’ve gone too far and bring some back. I’m recalling nuclear scientists as an example.

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 3h

Oh no, I meant the other people on the list (the other kids’ names).

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 4h

All I’m saying is that there was evidence to be offered. As far as I can tell, the other stuff appears to be made up.

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 4h

Once again. The incompetence in Trump’s administration is glaring.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 4h

Evidence can be provided/presented as part of a complaint. Whether it was legally admissible is another question.

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 4h

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PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 8d

Updated.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 4h

But there was at least some evidence of wrongdoing with Katie Johnson. I think she was pressured to drop the charges out of fear.

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 4h

I’ll be there! Yelling my head off!

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 5h

Other than Katie Johnson, this is not real information. I don’t like Trump- at all. But this is not accurate.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 5h

I know! I know! 🙋🏾‍♂️ It was…🍊💩

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 6h

That’s it Robert Reich. We must again become the party of the working class; all of it- black, white, Asian, Latino, Native. Everyone.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 6h

Here’s a hint, there’s a rumor he was eating Cheetos to maintain his glamorous skin tone…

The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 6h

You always know they want something when they’re suddenly kind…🙃

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 15h

Well, to be fair, there are also Trump’s Med Beds. 🙃

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18h

Time to start pulling these guys over

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 15h

Our true character only emerges when we are tested. And Letitia James is standing up to Trump’s challenge with focus and fire. 🔥

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 15h

“Why so nervous? Relax”.

Why so nervous? They are 15-year old children being stalked by armed masked men, threatening to detain and deport them without due process.

They SHOULD BE nervous! We should all be nervous about what the Hell has happened to our country!

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS are harassing two 15-year-old boys on bicycles in Chicago.

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ᓃᔪᑲᒥᑳᐸᐤ Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, Ph.D. (he/they/wiin) @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social · 23h

I’m sure this has already been covered ad nauseaum, but I think the best thing about stuff like this is that it not only takes away the MAGA narrative that these protests are violent, but it also mocks the administration too—they’re so unserious that people wear inflatable costumes to protest them.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland 🔥

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 15h

I need to better understand his policies. But what I see, I like so far.

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The Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 15h

That’s for sure. So many aggressive, legally dubious, headline grabbing moves. You simply can’t address all of it. But the court system is compromised too.